| URL: | https://cdn.pchelpsoft.com/pchelpsoft/Driver_Updater_setup.exe?partner=&nonadmin&direct&tych&campaign= |
| Full analysis: | https://app.any.run/tasks/5cc159ef-5439-4611-a775-540e79bc8a86 |
| Verdict: | Malicious activity |
| Threats: | Adware is a form of malware that targets users with unwanted advertisements, often disrupting their browsing experience. It typically infiltrates systems through software bundling, malicious websites, or deceptive downloads. Once installed, it may track user activity, collect sensitive data, and display intrusive ads, including pop-ups or banners. Some advanced adware variants can bypass security measures and establish persistence on devices, making removal challenging. Additionally, adware can create vulnerabilities that other malware can exploit, posing a significant risk to user privacy and system security. |
| Analysis date: | January 02, 2025, 11:43:36 |
| OS: | Windows 7 Professional Service Pack 1 (build: 7601, 32 bit) |
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| MD5: | F8372EA641D8134AB320D026963EEEA0 |
| SHA1: | 145CF6C333BB9104332A3118CA66B95BBADDB918 |
| SHA256: | 31E1CE958F6D761313A34A5C5C2F721B4E2DF6F529A7B137905EB15D4247E565 |
| SSDEEP: | 3:N8cESGGs6VKcTeVy5u4/YFLxxo3NPoEMIY:2cJRs67KOu4/+o3NPtY |
PID | CMD | Path | Indicators | Parent process | |||||||||||
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| 116 | "C:\Program Files\Google\Chrome\Application\chrome.exe" --type=crashpad-handler "--user-data-dir=C:\Users\admin\AppData\Local\Google\Chrome\User Data" /prefetch:7 --monitor-self-annotation=ptype=crashpad-handler "--database=C:\Users\admin\AppData\Local\Google\Chrome\User Data\Crashpad" --url=https://clients2.google.com/cr/report --annotation=channel= --annotation=plat=Win32 --annotation=prod=Chrome --annotation=ver=109.0.5414.120 --initial-client-data=0xc8,0xcc,0xd0,0x9c,0xd4,0x6cc48b38,0x6cc48b48,0x6cc48b54 | C:\Program Files\Google\Chrome\Application\chrome.exe | — | chrome.exe | |||||||||||
User: admin Company: Google LLC Integrity Level: MEDIUM Description: Google Chrome Exit code: 0 Version: 109.0.5414.120 Modules
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| 148 | "C:\Program Files\Google\Chrome\Application\chrome.exe" --type=utility --utility-sub-type=chrome.mojom.UtilReadIcon --lang=en-US --service-sandbox-type=icon_reader --disable-quic --mojo-platform-channel-handle=3512 --field-trial-handle=1164,i,1491631476295389474,6611773436451099554,131072 --disable-features=OptimizationGuideModelDownloading,OptimizationHints,OptimizationHintsFetching,OptimizationTargetPrediction /prefetch:8 | C:\Program Files\Google\Chrome\Application\chrome.exe | — | chrome.exe | |||||||||||
User: admin Company: Google LLC Integrity Level: LOW Description: Google Chrome Exit code: 0 Version: 109.0.5414.120 Modules
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| 188 | "C:\Program Files\Google\Chrome\Application\chrome.exe" --type=utility --utility-sub-type=storage.mojom.StorageService --lang=en-US --service-sandbox-type=service --disable-quic --mojo-platform-channel-handle=1512 --field-trial-handle=1164,i,1491631476295389474,6611773436451099554,131072 --disable-features=OptimizationGuideModelDownloading,OptimizationHints,OptimizationHintsFetching,OptimizationTargetPrediction /prefetch:8 | C:\Program Files\Google\Chrome\Application\chrome.exe | — | chrome.exe | |||||||||||
User: admin Company: Google LLC Integrity Level: LOW Description: Google Chrome Exit code: 0 Version: 109.0.5414.120 Modules
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| 688 | "C:\Program Files\Google\Chrome\Application\chrome.exe" --type=utility --utility-sub-type=chrome.mojom.UtilReadIcon --lang=en-US --service-sandbox-type=icon_reader --disable-quic --mojo-platform-channel-handle=3640 --field-trial-handle=1164,i,1491631476295389474,6611773436451099554,131072 --disable-features=OptimizationGuideModelDownloading,OptimizationHints,OptimizationHintsFetching,OptimizationTargetPrediction /prefetch:8 | C:\Program Files\Google\Chrome\Application\chrome.exe | — | chrome.exe | |||||||||||
User: admin Company: Google LLC Integrity Level: LOW Description: Google Chrome Exit code: 0 Version: 109.0.5414.120 Modules
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| 824 | "C:\Program Files\PC HelpSoft Driver Updater\PCHelpSoftDriverUpdater.exe" /START /INSTALLED | C:\Program Files\PC HelpSoft Driver Updater\PCHelpSoftDriverUpdater.exe | Driver_Updater_setup.tmp | ||||||||||||
User: admin Company: PC HelpSoft Integrity Level: HIGH Description: PC HelpSoft Driver Updater Version: 7.1.1305 Modules
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| 916 | "C:\Program Files\Google\Chrome\Application\chrome.exe" --type=utility --utility-sub-type=chrome.mojom.UtilWin --lang=en-US --service-sandbox-type=none --disable-quic --mojo-platform-channel-handle=1432 --field-trial-handle=1164,i,1491631476295389474,6611773436451099554,131072 --disable-features=OptimizationGuideModelDownloading,OptimizationHints,OptimizationHintsFetching,OptimizationTargetPrediction /prefetch:8 | C:\Program Files\Google\Chrome\Application\chrome.exe | — | chrome.exe | |||||||||||
User: admin Company: Google LLC Integrity Level: MEDIUM Description: Google Chrome Exit code: 0 Version: 109.0.5414.120 Modules
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| 964 | "C:\Program Files\Google\Chrome\Application\chrome.exe" --type=utility --utility-sub-type=chrome.mojom.UtilReadIcon --lang=en-US --service-sandbox-type=icon_reader --disable-quic --mojo-platform-channel-handle=3972 --field-trial-handle=1164,i,1491631476295389474,6611773436451099554,131072 --disable-features=OptimizationGuideModelDownloading,OptimizationHints,OptimizationHintsFetching,OptimizationTargetPrediction /prefetch:8 | C:\Program Files\Google\Chrome\Application\chrome.exe | — | chrome.exe | |||||||||||
User: admin Company: Google LLC Integrity Level: LOW Description: Google Chrome Exit code: 0 Version: 109.0.5414.120 Modules
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| 1064 | "C:\Program Files\Google\Chrome\Application\chrome.exe" --type=gpu-process --gpu-preferences=UAAAAAAAAADgACAYAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAABgAAAAAAAwAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAQAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAEgAAAAAAAAASAAAAAAAAAAYAAAAAgAAABAAAAAAAAAAGAAAAAAAAAAQAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAOAAAAEAAAAAAAAAABAAAADgAAAAgAAAAAAAAACAAAAAAAAAA= --use-gl=angle --use-angle=swiftshader-webgl --mojo-platform-channel-handle=1448 --field-trial-handle=1164,i,1491631476295389474,6611773436451099554,131072 --disable-features=OptimizationGuideModelDownloading,OptimizationHints,OptimizationHintsFetching,OptimizationTargetPrediction /prefetch:2 | C:\Program Files\Google\Chrome\Application\chrome.exe | — | chrome.exe | |||||||||||
User: admin Company: Google LLC Integrity Level: LOW Description: Google Chrome Exit code: 0 Version: 109.0.5414.120 Modules
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| 1404 | "C:\Program Files\Google\Chrome\Application\chrome.exe" --disk-cache-dir=null --disk-cache-size=1 --media-cache-size=1 --disable-gpu-shader-disk-cache --disable-background-networking --disable-features=OptimizationGuideModelDownloading,OptimizationHintsFetching,OptimizationTargetPrediction,OptimizationHints "https://cdn.pchelpsoft.com/pchelpsoft/Driver_Updater_setup.exe?partner=&nonadmin&direct&tych&campaign=" | C:\Program Files\Google\Chrome\Application\chrome.exe | explorer.exe | ||||||||||||
User: admin Company: Google LLC Integrity Level: MEDIUM Description: Google Chrome Exit code: 0 Version: 109.0.5414.120 Modules
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| 1664 | "C:\Program Files\PC HelpSoft Driver Updater\Extra\DriverPro.exe" | C:\Program Files\PC HelpSoft Driver Updater\Extra\DriverPro.exe | — | Driver_Updater_setup.tmp | |||||||||||
User: admin Company: PC Help Soft Integrity Level: HIGH Description: PC HelpSoft Driver Updater Exit code: 0 Version: 7.0 Modules
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| (PID) Process: | (1404) chrome.exe | Key: | HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Google\Chrome |
| Operation: | write | Name: | UsageStatsInSample |
Value: 0 | |||
| (PID) Process: | (1404) chrome.exe | Key: | HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Google\Chrome\BLBeacon |
| Operation: | write | Name: | failed_count |
Value: 0 | |||
| (PID) Process: | (1404) chrome.exe | Key: | HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Google\Chrome\BLBeacon |
| Operation: | write | Name: | state |
Value: 2 | |||
| (PID) Process: | (1404) chrome.exe | Key: | HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Google\Chrome\ThirdParty |
| Operation: | write | Name: | StatusCodes |
Value: | |||
| (PID) Process: | (1404) chrome.exe | Key: | HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Google\Chrome\ThirdParty |
| Operation: | write | Name: | StatusCodes |
Value: 01000000 | |||
| (PID) Process: | (1404) chrome.exe | Key: | HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Google\Chrome\BLBeacon |
| Operation: | write | Name: | state |
Value: 1 | |||
| (PID) Process: | (1404) chrome.exe | Key: | HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Google\Update\ClientState\{8A69D345-D564-463c-AFF1-A69D9E530F96} |
| Operation: | write | Name: | dr |
Value: 1 | |||
| (PID) Process: | (1404) chrome.exe | Key: | HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Google\Chrome\StabilityMetrics |
| Operation: | write | Name: | user_experience_metrics.stability.exited_cleanly |
Value: 0 | |||
| (PID) Process: | (1404) chrome.exe | Key: | HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Google\Update\ClientStateMedium\{8A69D345-D564-463C-AFF1-A69D9E530F96} |
| Operation: | write | Name: | usagestats |
Value: 0 | |||
| (PID) Process: | (1404) chrome.exe | Key: | HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Google\Update\ClientState\{8A69D345-D564-463c-AFF1-A69D9E530F96} |
| Operation: | write | Name: | metricsid |
Value: | |||
PID | Process | Filename | Type | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1404 | chrome.exe | C:\Users\admin\AppData\Local\Google\Chrome\User Data\Default\commerce_subscription_db\LOG.old~RF10a0b6.TMP | — | |
MD5:— | SHA256:— | |||
| 1404 | chrome.exe | C:\Users\admin\AppData\Local\Google\Chrome\User Data\Default\commerce_subscription_db\LOG.old | — | |
MD5:— | SHA256:— | |||
| 1404 | chrome.exe | C:\Users\admin\AppData\Local\Google\Chrome\User Data\Crashpad\settings.dat | binary | |
MD5:9C016064A1F864C8140915D77CF3389A | SHA256:0E7265D4A8C16223538EDD8CD620B8820611C74538E420A88E333BE7F62AC787 | |||
| 1404 | chrome.exe | C:\Users\admin\AppData\Local\Google\Chrome\User Data\Variations | binary | |
MD5:961E3604F228B0D10541EBF921500C86 | SHA256:F7B24F2EB3D5EB0550527490395D2F61C3D2FE74BB9CB345197DAD81B58B5FED | |||
| 1404 | chrome.exe | C:\Users\admin\AppData\Local\Google\Chrome\User Data\Default\Sync Data\LevelDB\LOG.old~RF10a0b6.TMP | text | |
MD5:456D3EF989973A7C218E338A6CFFAD25 | SHA256:75631D994431F254B94255C50038A3657BFC45D76FCE9D794D514E57CA678872 | |||
| 1404 | chrome.exe | C:\Users\admin\AppData\Local\Google\Chrome\User Data\Last Version | text | |
MD5:9F941EA08DBDCA2EB3CFA1DBBBA6F5DC | SHA256:127F71DF0D2AD895D4F293E62284D85971AE047CA15F90B87BF6335898B0B655 | |||
| 1404 | chrome.exe | C:\Users\admin\AppData\Local\Google\Chrome\User Data\Default\Site Characteristics Database\LOG.old~RF10a0c6.TMP | text | |
MD5:825B582C78EC88D54C215EFDF1EAD639 | SHA256:367995D01A8F13E5C30C79499F86B034775BFD009D83DC97635DE438D47DFA37 | |||
| 1404 | chrome.exe | C:\Users\admin\AppData\Local\Google\Chrome\User Data\Default\LOG.old~RF10a886.TMP | — | |
MD5:— | SHA256:— | |||
| 1404 | chrome.exe | C:\Users\admin\AppData\Local\Google\Chrome\User Data\Default\LOG.old | — | |
MD5:— | SHA256:— | |||
| 1404 | chrome.exe | C:\Users\admin\AppData\Local\Google\Chrome\User Data\Default\Service Worker\Database\LOG.old | text | |
MD5:5CB0B2845A3BDF2304E7CEA61A3FC51E | SHA256:0A73277FE3C683BCACFCF2658568C9D750AB78F56A4DEA9FBD563AA5D67EC666 | |||
PID | Process | Method | HTTP Code | IP | URL | CN | Type | Size | Reputation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
824 | PCHelpSoftDriverUpdater.exe | POST | 200 | 18.65.39.39:80 | http://api.playanext.com/httpapi | unknown | — | — | whitelisted |
484 | lsass.exe | GET | 200 | 18.65.32.231:80 | http://ocsp.rootg2.amazontrust.com/MFQwUjBQME4wTDAJBgUrDgMCGgUABBSIfaREXmfqfJR3TkMYnD7O5MhzEgQUnF8A36oB1zArOIiiuG1KnPIRkYMCEwZ%2FlEoqJ83z%2BsKuKwH5CO65xMY%3D | unknown | — | — | whitelisted |
484 | lsass.exe | GET | 200 | 2.21.22.114:80 | http://ctldl.windowsupdate.com/msdownload/update/v3/static/trustedr/en/disallowedcertstl.cab?fb3aafa6014dc079 | unknown | — | — | whitelisted |
484 | lsass.exe | GET | 200 | 18.239.15.186:80 | http://o.ss2.us//MEowSDBGMEQwQjAJBgUrDgMCGgUABBSLwZ6EW5gdYc9UaSEaaLjjETNtkAQUv1%2B30c7dH4b0W1Ws3NcQwg6piOcCCQCnDkpMNIK3fw%3D%3D | unknown | — | — | whitelisted |
484 | lsass.exe | GET | 200 | 18.238.246.206:80 | http://ocsp.r2m03.amazontrust.com/MFEwTzBNMEswSTAJBgUrDgMCGgUABBQqHI%2BsdmapawQncL1rpCEZZ8gTSAQUVdkYX9IczAHhWLS%2Bq9lVQgHXLgICEAIZ3N4iW9BAI0lEJQIp3%2F0%3D | unknown | — | — | unknown |
484 | lsass.exe | GET | 200 | 18.65.32.231:80 | http://ocsp.rootca1.amazontrust.com/MFQwUjBQME4wTDAJBgUrDgMCGgUABBRPWaOUU8%2B5VZ5%2Fa9jFTaU9pkK3FAQUhBjMhTTsvAyUlC4IWZzHshBOCggCEwdzEkzUBtJnwJkc3SmanzgxeYU%3D | unknown | — | — | unknown |
824 | PCHelpSoftDriverUpdater.exe | POST | 200 | 18.65.39.39:80 | http://api.playanext.com/httpapi | unknown | — | — | whitelisted |
824 | PCHelpSoftDriverUpdater.exe | POST | 200 | 18.65.39.39:80 | http://api.playanext.com/httpapi | unknown | — | — | unknown |
824 | PCHelpSoftDriverUpdater.exe | POST | 200 | 18.65.39.39:80 | http://api.playanext.com/httpapi | unknown | — | — | whitelisted |
824 | PCHelpSoftDriverUpdater.exe | POST | 200 | 18.65.39.39:80 | http://api.playanext.com/httpapi | unknown | — | — | whitelisted |
PID | Process | IP | Domain | ASN | CN | Reputation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
— | — | 224.0.0.252:5355 | — | — | — | whitelisted |
4 | System | 192.168.100.255:138 | — | — | — | whitelisted |
4 | System | 192.168.100.255:137 | — | — | — | whitelisted |
1404 | chrome.exe | 239.255.255.250:1900 | — | — | — | whitelisted |
2900 | chrome.exe | 142.251.5.84:443 | accounts.google.com | GOOGLE | US | whitelisted |
2900 | chrome.exe | 18.65.39.111:443 | cdn.pchelpsoft.com | AMAZON-02 | US | suspicious |
1404 | chrome.exe | 224.0.0.251:5353 | — | — | — | unknown |
2900 | chrome.exe | 142.250.184.196:443 | www.google.com | GOOGLE | US | whitelisted |
2900 | chrome.exe | 216.58.212.142:443 | sb-ssl.google.com | GOOGLE | US | whitelisted |
2900 | chrome.exe | 142.250.185.74:443 | www.googleapis.com | GOOGLE | US | whitelisted |
Domain | IP | Reputation |
|---|---|---|
google.com |
| whitelisted |
accounts.google.com |
| whitelisted |
cdn.pchelpsoft.com |
| unknown |
www.google.com |
| whitelisted |
sb-ssl.google.com |
| whitelisted |
www.googleapis.com |
| whitelisted |
drivers.avqtools.com |
| unknown |
offers.playanext.com |
| unknown |
partner-tracking.lavasoft.com |
| whitelisted |
collect.avqtools.com |
| unknown |
PID | Process | Class | Message |
|---|---|---|---|
824 | PCHelpSoftDriverUpdater.exe | Possibly Unwanted Program Detected | ADWARE [ANY.RUN] Driver Updater Setup Process |
824 | PCHelpSoftDriverUpdater.exe | Possibly Unwanted Program Detected | ADWARE [ANY.RUN] Driver Updater Setup Process |
824 | PCHelpSoftDriverUpdater.exe | Possibly Unwanted Program Detected | ADWARE [ANY.RUN] Driver Updater Setup Process |
824 | PCHelpSoftDriverUpdater.exe | Possibly Unwanted Program Detected | ADWARE [ANY.RUN] Driver Updater Setup Process |
824 | PCHelpSoftDriverUpdater.exe | Possibly Unwanted Program Detected | ADWARE [ANY.RUN] Driver Updater Setup Process |